Isolation, cultivation, and characterization of human mesenchymal stem cells

D Mushahary, A Spittler, C Kasper, V Weber… - Cytometry Part …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) exhibit a high self‐renewal capacity, multilineage
differentiation potential and immunomodulatory properties. This set of exceptional features …

Concise review: Wharton's jelly-derived cells are a primitive stromal cell population

DL Troyer, ML Weiss - Stem cells, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Here, the literature was reviewed to evaluate whether a population of mesenchymal stromal
cells derived from Wharton's jelly cells (WJCs) is a primitive stromal population. A clear case …

Immune properties of human umbilical cord Wharton's jelly-derived cells

ML Weiss, C Anderson, S Medicetty… - Stem …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Cells isolated from Wharton's jelly, referred to as umbilical cord matrix stromal (UCMS) cells,
adhere to a tissue-culture plastic substrate, express mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) …

Biology of stem cells in human umbilical cord stroma: in situ and in vitro surveys

S Karahuseyinoglu, O Cinar, E Kilic, F Kara… - Stem …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Cells in the umbilical cord stroma have gained attention in recent years; however,
differentiation to certain lineages in humans has been demonstrated in few studies. Unlike …

Human Wharton's jelly stem cells have unique transcriptome profiles compared to human embryonic stem cells and other mesenchymal stem cells

CY Fong, LL Chak, A Biswas, JH Tan… - Stem Cell Reviews and …, 2011 - Springer
The human umbilical cord that originates from the embryo is an extra-embryonic membrane
and the Wharton's jelly within it is a rich source of stem cells (hWJSCs). It is not definitely …

Concise review: human umbilical cord stroma with regard to the source of fetus-derived stem cells

A Can, S Karahuseyinoglu - Stem cells, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Human umbilical cord (UC) has been a tissue of increasing interest in recent years. Many
groups have shown the stem cell potency of stromal cells isolated from the human UC …

Mesenchymal stem cells derived from Wharton's Jelly of the umbilical cord: biological properties and emerging clinical applications

A K. Batsali, MC Kastrinaki… - Current stem cell …, 2013 - benthamdirect.com
In recent years there seems to be an unbounded interest concerning mesenchymal stem
cells (MSCs). This is mainly attributed to their exciting characteristics including long-term ex …

Stem cells in the umbilical cord

ML Weiss, DL Troyer - Stem cell reviews, 2006 - Springer
Stem cells are the next frontier in medicine. Stem cells are thought to have great therapeutic
and biotechnological potential. This will not only to replace damaged or dysfunctional cells …

The therapeutic potential, challenges and future clinical directions of stem cells from the Wharton's jelly of the human umbilical cord

A Bongso, CY Fong - Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 2013 - Springer
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from bone marrow, adult organs and fetuses face the
disadvantages of invasive isolation, limited cell numbers and ethical constraints while …

Wharton's Jelly stem cells: future clinical applications

RR Taghizadeh, KJ Cetrulo, CL Cetrulo - Placenta, 2011 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the therapeutic potential of stem cells harvested from the Wharton's
Jelly of the human umbilical cord. Recently, investigators have found that a potent stem cell …